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Announcing U.S. Election Webinars
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns will hold webinars on policy issues relevant to the United States elections, which are only two months away.
Season of Creation
The month of September is celebrated as the Season of Creation by people of faith from around the world.
UN: Discussions on Oceans, Deep-Sea Mining
Progress made, but significant hurdles still remain, toward protections for the sea bed against exploitation by Deep-Sea Mining.
UN: Sustainable Development Not on Track
An update on the Sustainable Development Goals shows not enough progress made on the improvement targets.
Global Positive Peace Index Improved by 1%
The Institute for Economics and Peace’s index on the attitudes, institutions, and structures that create and sustain peace shows an optimistic trend from the baseline set ten years ago.
Japan Commemorates Nuclear Victims
Hiroshima and Nagasaki hold their annual ceremonies memorializing the 1945 bombings by the United States in a particularly fraught year for peace.
Bangladesh’s Yunus Reassures on Rohingyas, Garment Exports
Setting out priorities in front of diplomats and UN representatives, the new leader of Bangladesh vows continuity on two biggest policy challenges.
Myanmar: Seven Years of Rohingya Genocide
Benedict Rodgers writes in his column published in UCANews on Aug. 26, 2024, that Rohingyas are facing the gravest threats since 2017 when more than 750,000 were forced to flee to Bangladesh.
Tanzania: Maasai Defend Their Vote and Land
Tens of thousands of Maasai People living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania joined a five-day protest in August, forcing President Samia Suluhu Hassan to acknowledge their demands to restore essential social services and the right to vote.
Kenya: Catholics Support Gen Z Protests, Debt Relief
Kenyan Catholic bishops expressed solidarity and support for young people in Kenya who, frustrated by corruption, grinding poverty, and lack of jobs, protested President Ruto’s proposal to raise taxes for making payments on debts to international creditors, and won.
Sudan: War and Famine
UN warns of dire conditions in Sudan as the war between two generals drags on into its sixteenth month.
Venezuela: Election Stolen
Lisa Sullivan, 30 year-resident of Venezuela and organizer of over 20 delegations to the country, shares an update since the July 28, 2024, election.
Haiti: Two Months Since First of Kenyan Troops Arrive
The security expedition in Haiti faces uphill battle against well-armed gangs.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Secretary Blinken Expressing Concerns Over the Police Mission in Haiti
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a group of 18 faith and human rights organizations in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlining areas of concern with the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, specifically: that it support the development of Haitian democracy and autonomy; that it clearly state a priority for the protection of Haitian lives; and that there be concrete, public mechanisms for accountability.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Senate Asking for International Climate Finance in 2025
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 63 other organizations joined at letter urging the Senate to reject these cuts and instead safeguard and invest in international climate finance as well as critical funding for peace building, human rights, humanitarian aid, migration and poverty-focused development assistance.
More than 200 Christian Leaders Sign Letter Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza
Prior to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC, more than 200 global bishops and Christian leaders, including Sr. Teresa Hougnon, president of the Maryknoll Sisters and Susan Gunn, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, call for world leaders to institute a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, halt of offensive arms sales to Israel, and prevention of a broader regional war.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Trade Representatives Calling for an End to Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 34 other faith organizations in a letter to the trade representatives negotiating trade in the Western Hemisphere asking for the removal of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms from existing trade and investment agreements.